Euclidean Distance Matrix
Write a function to compute the Euclidean distance between every pair of points from two lists.
Logging Filter
Given a list of log entries, return those matching a given severity level and containing a keyword.
Argmax along axis
Write a function that returns index positions of the maximum values along rows or columns of a 2D list.
Remove Consecutive Duplicate Letters
Implement a function that removes consecutive duplicate letters from a string, keeping only one occurrence of each run.
Interleave Two Strings
Given two strings s1 and s2, return a new string that interleaves them character by character, starting with s1.
Count consonants
Write a function that counts the number of consonant letters in a string.
Remove Duplicates from String
Given a string, return a new string with each character that repeats consecutively reduced to a single occurrence.
Count Syllables (Simple)
Count syllables in a word by counting groups of consecutive vowels (a, e, i, o, u).
Expand compressed string
Implement a function that expands run-length encoded strings (e.g., 'a3b2' → 'aaabb').
Generate a Multiplication Table
Build a function that returns an n x n multiplication table as a list of lists.
Group by Department
Implement a function that groups a list of employee dictionaries by department, returning a dictionary keyed by department with lists of employee dictionaries.
Stack class
Implement a Stack class with push, pop, peek, is_empty, and size.
Linked list reversal
Implement a singly linked list and a function to reverse it in place.
Matrix addition operator
Implement a Matrix class that supports + and * operators.
Event emitter basics
Implement an EventEmitter class with subscribe/emit/unsubscribe functionality.
Queue class (list-based)
Implement a Queue class with enqueue, dequeue, peek, is_empty, and is_full methods using a list.
Comparable mixin
Create a Comparable mixin that auto-generates all rich comparison operators from a single __lt__ method.
Class Method Factory
Create a class method factory that dynamically adds methods to a class based on a mapping of names to behaviors.
Abstract Base Class
Create an abstract Shape class and implement Rectangle and Circle subclasses with area and perimeter.
Deck of Cards Class
Implement a Deck class representing a standard 52-card deck with shuffle, deal, and len support.
String Representation Mixin
Implement a mixin class that provides generic __repr__ and __str__ based on instance attributes.
Dataclass with slots
Implement a slotted frozen dataclass representing a 2D point with total ordering.
Singleton Factory
Implement a factory class that returns a singleton instance per key.
Playing card class
Design a PlayingCard class with suit, rank, color, and equality/comparison magic methods.
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